Protein
Mechanosensitive ion channel protein 2, chloroplastic
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Mechanosensitive channel that opens in response to stretch forces in the membrane lipid bilayer (By similarity). Controls plastid size, shape, and perhaps division during normal plant development by altering ion flux in response to changes in membrane tension. Acts as a component of the chloroplast division machinery.
Similarity
Belongs to the MscS (TC 1.A.23) family.
Sequence
MALYGTLQLSHSLGLCRNQRFCNPENSAMRRRLHISNGPLSLGVPLGQHGFSNILLSNYLRRPICSVPCRTTAFRCHSFSASGKAIEPAVKAVTVVLTKSHGLMQQFPFVYKLVPAVALLVFSLWGLVPFARQGRNILLNKNDNGWKKSGTYHVMTSYVQPLLLWLGALFICRALDPVVLPTEASKIVKDRLLNFVRSLSTVLAFAYCLSSLIQQTQKLFSETSNPSDTRNMGFQFAGKALYSAVWVAAVSLFMELLGFSTQKWLTAGGLGTVLITLAGREILTNFLSSVMIHATRPFVLNEWIQTKIEGYEVSGTVEHVGWWSPTIIRGEDREAIHIPNHKFTVNVVRNLTQKTHWRIKTHLAISHLDVNKINNIVADMRKVLAKNPMVEQQRLHRRVFLENVIPENQALSILISCFVKTSHHEEYLGVKEAILLDLLRVISHHRARLATPIRTIRKMYTETDVENTPFGESMYGGVTSRRPLMLIEPAYKINGEDKSKSQNRAAKPTAEQENKGSNPKSKETSSPDLKANVKVGESPVSDTNKVPEETVAKPVIKAVSKPPTPKDTETSGTEKPKAKRSGGTIKSTKTDETDSSTSSASRSTLEENIVLGVALEGSKRTLPIEEEIHSPPMETDAKELTGARRSGGNGPLVADKEQKDSQSQPNSGASTEP